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Winestead, East Riding of Yorkshire

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Winestead, East Riding of Yorkshire

Winestead is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 7 miles south east of the town of Hedon and 1.5 miles north west of the village of Patrington. It lies to the north of the A1033 road. It forms part of the civil parish of Patrington. It is also the ancient seat of the Hildyard/Hilliard/Hildegardis family, whose ancestry is believed to be of Saxon origin.

Post town

HULL

Administrative County

East Riding of Yorkshire

Traditional County

Yorkshire, East Riding

OS Grid

TA2924

OS Settlement Classification

Other settlement (village, hamlet etc)

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

Country

England

Police Authority

Humberside

Fire and Rescue Authority

Humberside

Fire and Rescue Authority

Humberside

Ambulance Authority

Yorkshire

Dialling code

01964

Other names by which Winestead, East Riding of Yorkshire has been known in the past

Winsted ~ Wifestad ~ Wistede ~ Wiuestad

Winestead, East Riding of Yorkshire in John Bartholomew's "Gazetteer of the British Isles" (1887)